When I paint a portrait I want to know more than just the looks of the person. I want to know how they live and what their feelings are... It then becomes more than just physiognomy, but the feel of the person.
When I paint a portrait I want to know more than just the looks of the person. I want to know how they live and what their feelings are... It then be… - Jamie Wyeth
When I paint a portrait I want to know more than just the looks of the person. I want to know how they live and what their feelings are... It then be…
- Jamie Wyeth
Painting is as difficult as brain surgery. It's not that relaxing. But that's the discipline. - Jamie Wyeth
Painting is as difficult as brain surgery. It's not that relaxing. But that's the discipline.
Everything I paint is a portrait, whatever the subject. - Jamie Wyeth
Everything I paint is a portrait, whatever the subject.
Painting to me is addictive. These are moments when it is inspiring, but they are few and far between. I keep my tools sharpened for the moment when … - Jamie Wyeth
Painting to me is addictive. These are moments when it is inspiring, but they are few and far between. I keep my tools sharpened for the moment when …
I'm an odd portrait painter in that I'm not just interested in human faces. I consider almost all of my paintings to be portraits. - Jamie Wyeth
I'm an odd portrait painter in that I'm not just interested in human faces. I consider almost all of my paintings to be portraits.
Interesting is when one can produce a picture that is pretty, but with undercurrents. The metaphor that comes to mind is in the poems of Robert Frost. - Jamie Wyeth
Interesting is when one can produce a picture that is pretty, but with undercurrents. The metaphor that comes to mind is in the poems of Robert Frost.
When painting portraits a lot of people say, 'Why not get a photograph of the person?' Photography is wonderful and it is an art form in itself, but.… - Jamie Wyeth
When painting portraits a lot of people say, 'Why not get a photograph of the person?' Photography is wonderful and it is an art form in itself, but.…
My interest in painting is recording things. I think of myself as almost a documentary filmmaker... I've gotten into some curious situations. - Jamie Wyeth
My interest in painting is recording things. I think of myself as almost a documentary filmmaker... I've gotten into some curious situations.
Painting to me is constant searching. I can see what I want, but I can't get there, and yet you have to be open enough that if it goes another way, t… - Jamie Wyeth
Painting to me is constant searching. I can see what I want, but I can't get there, and yet you have to be open enough that if it goes another way, t…
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